(10/19/07 - Initial BBT Report)

Janet Fackovec, 25, a teaching assistant for special needs students at Stall High School, in North Charleston, South Carolina has been arrested on allegations that she had sex with a student and contributed to the delinquency of a minor.

Fackovec was arrested Thursday at the school and school administrators were reportedly unaware of both the allegations against Fackovec and her pending arrest by the North Charleston Police Department.

Fackovec who has worked at Stall High School as a teacher’s aid since September of 2006 has reportedly been suspended with pay pending the outcome of the investigation and criminal case.

Very little information has been released regarding the alleged victim, other than the fact that it is a male teenager and his is reportedly in in the custody of the Department of Social Services and in another part of the state.

Fackovec who has been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor is scheduled for a bond hearing today.

Update 10/19/07:

Janet Fackovec has been charged with two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor in Charleston County and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor in Dorchester County.

Fackovec is not charged with any criminal sexual charges, reportedly owing to the fact that the boy was 16-years-old.

The Charleston County magistrate set Fackovec’s bond at $30,000, and ordered her to stay away from anyone under 18 years of age. Fackovec appeared in North Charleston Municipal Court Thursday night to answer to the Dorchester County charge. No additional info is available on any bond amount there.

04/30/08 - Guilty Plea and Sentencing

Janet Fackovec has plead guilty to two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

As a result of her guilty plea Fackovec received a six year jail sentence with all but 90 days suspended. She was given credit for time served meaning she will spend a total of 84 days in jail.

References:

Teacher’s Aid Sentenced (04/29/08)

Teacher’s Assistant Won’t Face Sex Charges (10/19/07)

Teacher Charged (10/19/07)

Possible Sex Scandal At Stall High School (10/19/07)

Stall High teaching assistant arrested on charges of having sex with student (10/18/07)

Police: North Charleston teacher assistant has sex with student (10/18/07)

(2/15/08 - Initial BBT Report)

Angela Csader, 25, continued to teach a kindergarten class at Anthem Elementary School in Florence, Arizona for six months after her arrest on suspicion of having sex with a 16-year-old Gilbert boy who reportedly fathered her child.

Csader was arrested in July of 2007 after allegedly admitting to police that she had sex with the boy multiple times, starting in August 2006.

She was formerly charged in October 2007 and continued teaching at Anthem Elementary School until late January 2008, at which time the school district finally became aware of her arrest and pending charges.

Csader is currently awaiting trial on three counts of sexual conduct with a minor.

She is free on supervised release with a curfew and her next court appearance is set for February 26th.

Csader resigned her teaching job on January 31st, one day after the school system became aware of her arrest.

Csader is married, however it is reported that paternity tests indicate that the alleged victim fathered Csader’s baby and he has initiated court action to be declared the child’s father, to change the baby’s last name and to obtain custody of the girl who was born in May 2007.

3/28/08 - Guilty Plea

Angela Csader pleaded guilty this week to two counts of sexual conduct with a minor.

Csader will be sentenced on April 28 and faces up to 1.5 years in prison on each count and may be required to register as a sex offender.

04/30/08 - Sentencing

Angela Csader has been sentenced to three months in jail.

Csader faces 15 years of probation and will have to register as a sex offender.

References:

Ex-teacher who had sex with teen gets 3 months (04/30/08)

Teacher pleads to sexual conduct with minor (3/28/08)

Educator kept teaching after sex arrest (2/15/08)

Florence teacher worked for 6 months after teen-sex arrest (2/15/08)

Florence teacher worked for 6 months after teen-sex arrest (2/15/08)

Howard Kaplan, 57, a former math teacher at Western Reserve Academy, in Hudson, Ohio has been charged with nine counts of importuning and 1 count of possession of criminal tools.

Kaplan was arrested and indicted as the result of an internet sex sting conducted by officers with the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

It is alleged that Kaplan began chatting with the undercover agent posing as a 12-year-old girl in May and continued until August 21. On August 23 search warrants were executed on his home and office, located on the academy campus, and Kaplan was arrested following the search.

Reportedly, since his arrest Kaplan has been “released” by the school.

At last report Kaplan is in the Cuyahoga County jail and no mention of bail has been made.

He will be arraigned in September.

Update 9/01/07:

Reportedly Kaplan has been freed on $10,000 bail.

News reports indicate that Kaplan voluntarily left the employ of the academy after his arrest and that he and his wife have vacated campus housing.

Kaplan is scheduled for arraignment on September 12th.

Update 9/11/07:

Howard Kaplan was arraigned today and pleaded not guilty.

He remains free on $10,000 bond.

04/01/08 - Guilty On All Charges

A jury has found Howard Kaplan guilty on all charges, nine counts of importuning (soliciting sex) and one count of possessing criminal tools.

Sentencing is set for April 29th.

04/29/08 - Sentencing

Howard Kaplan has been sentenced to five years in prison.

Kaplan was also labeled a Tier 1 Offender which requires him to report his address annually for fifteen years.

References:

Prosecutor: Former teacher at Western Reserve Academy sentenced to 5 years (04/29/08)

Jurors Find Former Teacher Busted In Internet Sex Sting Guilty On All Counts (04/01/08)

Teacher Sex Sting Trial Begins (3/19/08)

Former Western Reserve Academy Teacher Pleads Not Guilty in Sex Sting (9/11/07)

Ex-Ravenna teacher faces sex charges Arrested for soliciting police officer pretending to be 12-year-old (9/01/07)

Hudson teacher arrested in internet sex sting (8/28/07)

Teacher indicted on Web sex charges (8/28/07)

Private school teacher indicted on sex charges (8/28/07)